Children's Social Worker and Senior Practitioner Positions

NHS; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in Cambridge is looking for qualified Social Workers to join the Children's Services team. The role involves supporting children and families within the community, ensuring adherence to high professional standards. Candidates must have Social Work England registration and a passion for making a difference. A range of benefits including a comprehensive wellbeing package and a relocation package is offered.

Benefits

Comprehensive wellbeing package

6 days of protected time for CPD

Relocation package of up to £8,000

Pay progression scheme

Retention payments of up to £7,650

Refer a Friend Scheme

Access to Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE)

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified Social Worker.
• Ability to work from various locations and travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Support children and families in the community.
• Ensure high professional standards and continuous learning.

Skills

Qualified Social Worker

Person Centred Planning

Communication Skills

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Overview

We have several vacancies in our Children's Social Care Teams for full time and part time Social Workers and Senior Practitioners/Senior Social Workers.

Job responsibilities

We believe in giving Children, Young People and their Families choice, control and flexibility in how they manage their support needs, and the right to access inclusive services and be part of their own community. Our Children’s Social Workers use Person Centred Planning approaches in seeking the views, wishes and feelings of those in our community. We are passionate about making a difference and are committed to high professional standards, continuous learning and the challenges the Social Worker role brings.

If this sounds like a role that suits your skillset, we would love to hear from you! For more information, call Nathalie on 01223 475920 or email [e-mail].

We currently have vacancies in Wisbech, Ely, Cambridge and Huntingdon. This is a rolling campaign and we check applications daily, so don’t wait to apply!

In Children’s Services we are working to reshape what we do and how we do it. Why not be part of it?

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We support flexible working requests from day one of employment and are open to discussing different working patterns to help you bring your best self to work. We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

Benefits

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• 6 days of protected time each year to support in maintaining your Continuous Professional Development
• A relocation package of up to £8,000 (eligibility applies)
• A pay progression scheme to enable Social Workers to accelerate through the pay grade as you gain experience and skills
• Scalable retention payments of up to £7,650 over a 3 year period, starting after your first full year of employment for staff in our Assessment, Family Support & Safeguarding and Corporate Parenting Teams
• A Refer a Friend Scheme where if you refer another Social Worker to us who is subsequently employed by us as a result of that introduction, we pay you an introduction fee of £350
• Access to our Cambridgeshire Academy for Reaching Excellence (CARE) who will support your development, enabling you to become the best practitioner you can be

For more information and to see our other benefits, take a look at the benefits brochure attached to this advert.

About you

We’re looking for confident and dynamic individuals who enjoy making a difference in their local community, are curious and spot things that others might not see, enjoy building relationships and like to explore possibilities.

You must:

• Be a qualified Social Worker with a Social Work England registration
• Have the ability to work from a variety of locations and travel countywide independently

For a full list of the requirements of the role, please check out the Job Description & Person Specification.

We will not be able to accept applications from Newly Qualified Social Workers for this role as we recruit to our ASYE programme at the beginning of each year. For more information and to register your interest in roles and be notified when we’re recruiting Newly Qualified Social Workers, head to our website.

Please note we are not accepting applications from candidates living overseas who require sponsorship to move to the UK

About us

Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, including urban and rural areas. Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network IDEAL and self-organised peer support groups, helps us foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected and empowered. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and we fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; and our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.

http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers

Person Specification

General Requirements

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Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.